Udry Janice May:
A Tree Is Nice
Illustrator: MarcSimont
Harpercollins , 1956
Hardcover, 32 pages
Size: 286x171 mm
ISBN: 9780060261559
ISBN-10: 0060261552
Janice May Udry
Janice May Udry Was Born In 1928 In Jacksonville, Illinois And Was Graduated From Northwestern University In 1950. Her First Book, "A Tree Is Nice", Was Awarded The Caldecott Medal In 1956 For The Illustrations By Marc Simont.
Marc Simont
Marc Simont Was Born In 1915 In Paris. His Parents Were From The Catalonia Region Of Spain, And His Childhood Was Spent In France, Spain, And The United States. Encouraged By His Father, Joseph Simont, An Artist And Staff Illustrator For The Magazine "L'Illustration, " Marc Simont Drew From A Young Age. Though He Later Attended Art School In Paris And New York, He Considers His Father To Have Been His Greatest Teacher. <P> When He Was Nineteen, Mr. Simont Settled In America Permanently, Determined To Support Himself As An Artist. His First Illustrations For A Children's Book Appeared In 1939.

